Steps forward in Silverstone 🤟

Hi everyone,

Once again we’re back on the recaps this time after the summer break, and as I’ve said before, as a racer it’s always a good time when you’re back out on track and mixing it up with the boys  🙌

First off, the summer break was really good, I got back to Australia and had some fun being home, caught up with family and friends, and lined up for a ProMX round in Toowoomba, which was super gnarly but always something I wanted to do. Those guys bloody rip, and it was awesome to share the track with them.

Back to MotoGP, Silverstone is an iconic venue, so there’s always a special feeling when MotoGP comes to town. It’s one of those marquee events of the year - one of the big ones, which makes it a cool experience year after year.

This round also marked the celebration of 75 years of MotoGP, and the team did a pretty epic job decking out our bike in retro colours. The kit paid homage to the 1988 KTM Single Racer, which paved the way for all that followed in the ‘street’ division, so it was cool to honour that legacy. 

Speed-wise, we were pretty quick from the get-go, the high-speed nature of the circuit seemed to suit our setup and we found ourselves with a direct transfer into Q2 after P5 in practice which was nice to see.

That put us in a solid position for the Sprint Race, which we were competitive in again as we made our way forward throughout the race. I chose the medium tyre for the race which paid off for us, even though I managed to lose a wing after the first few corners. Thankfully that didn’t impact performance too much and we could keep charging to finish P7.

We were optimistic heading into the Feature Race, but it was a bit more challenging than the previous days. I struggled a bit to get the rear right-hand side of the tyre to switch on, especially on entry, which was a bit weird. It may have been the lower temperatures on the day that we struggled with, but all in all got some points on the board with 12th, and we’re aiming to only get stronger.

We threw everything but the kitchen sink at it in this weekend's Race but struggled a bit with temps in the rear, but all in all, it was a positive weekend, we’re a bit further away from the front than we’d like, but we’ll keep digging to get there.

Cheers,

Jack.